31-Jul-2013 11:08

British Gas refuses to rule out higher energy bills as profits rise - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/oilandgas/10212856/British-Gas-refuses-to-rule-out-higher-energy-bills-as-profits-rise.html

Barclays boss: 'We did not run bank recklessly' - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23503172

German Unemployment Declined in July Amid Recovery - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-31/german-unemployment-declined-in-july-amid-recovery.html

Schneider agrees 3.4 billion pounds takeover of Invensys - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/07/31/uk-schneider-invensys-idUKBRE96T12P20130731

EADS changes name to Airbus in bid for Boeing competition - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/eads-changes-name-to-airbus-in-bid-for-boeing-competition-8738936.html

Diageo Sees Some 'Soft Spots' in Emerging Markets as Sales Rise - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-31/diageo-sales-tops-analysts-estimates-boosted-by-higher-prices.html

BAT profits rise despite fewer smokers - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/epic/bats/10213091/BAT-profits-rise-despite-fewer-smokers.html

Car Insurers Rapped On Whiplash Fraud - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1122575/car-insurers-rapped-on-whiplash-fraud

Bank of England sold stolen gold for Nazis - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/documents-reveal-bank-of-england-sold-stolen-gold-for-nazis-8738805.html

Centrica results boost FTSE 100 - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3163921a-f9bd-11e2-98e0-00144feabdc0.html